ΑΥ̓ΤΟΙΦΡΟΥΡΗΘΗΝΑΙ, αὐτοιφρουρηθηναι
AUTOIPHROURĒTHĒNAI, autoiphrourēthēnai
Sounds Like: OW-toy-froo-ray-THAY-nay
Translations: to be self-guarded, to be guarded by themselves, to be self-protected, to be protected by themselves
From the root: ΑΥ̓ΤΟΣ, ΦΡΟΥΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'ΑΥ̓ΤΟΣ' (autos), meaning 'self' or 'themselves', and 'ΦΡΟΥΡΕΩ' (phroureō), meaning 'to guard' or 'to protect'. The word means 'to be guarded by themselves' or 'to be self-guarded'. It describes a state where a group or entity provides its own protection or is protected by its own members.
Inflection: Aorist, Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G0846 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5432 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 9:47
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΑΥ̓ΤΟΣ, ΦΡΟΥΡΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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